Lamptey suffers injury scare 22 minutes into full Fiorentina debut

Tariq Lamptey made his full debut for Fiorentina and it lasted only 22 minutes before he hobbled off with a knee injury against Como.

This was his second appearance in Serie A following the late transfer from Brighton and Hove Albion, as he had already played for three minutes off the bench during last week’s 3-1 defeat to Napoli.

He was launched into the starting XI of a new 4-4-2 formation this evening against Como at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.

See how that match unfolds on the Liveblog.

Short-lived full debut for Lamptey

However, the match lasted just 22 minutes for the Ghana international, as he landed awkwardly after a jump and hyper-extended his left knee.

Lamptey tried to continue, but ultimately had to surrender and hobble off the field.

A product of the Chelsea youth academy, the right-back moved to Brighton in 2020 and was sold to Fiorentina for €6m on deadline day this month.

He is set to celebrate his 25^th birthday next week and will be hoping for good news from the medical staff on this latest setback.

It is particularly worrying, as Lamptey had already struggled with a knee injury in May when playing for Brighton.